Sharon focuses her national law practice based in Cleveland on marketing and intellectual property law, counseling advertising, marketing and creative services agencies on issues like trademark and brand protection, copyright and content protection and licensing, social media and content marketing law, agency-client relationships, agency-freelance relationships and advertising compliance. Sharon is a nationally recognized author and speaker in her areas of practice to numerous advertising and communication industry organizations, ad agencies and in-house marketing teams and has created numerous presentations to help industry professionals recognize legal issues and protect their valuable work and rights. To further serve her passion for industry legal education, Sharon publishes
Legal + Creative, an intellectual property law and marketing law blog for creative people. Sharon is the past president of the American Ad Federation (AAF) Cleveland, and is an approved member of the 4A's national legal consultants panel.
